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- Sep 28, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
The Summer Hikaru Died Season 2 Announced
- The final (12th) episode of season 1, aired September 28, 2025, announced that a second season is in production, with an announcement visual and promo; no premiere date was given[1][2][3]
- MyAnimeList lists no studio or air date for season 2[1]
- Season 1 aired July 6 to September 28, 2025 on Nippon TV, streamed globally by Netflix; MAL news credits CygamesPictures while Wikipedia credits Cypic, directed by Ryohei Takeshita[2][3]
- It adapts Mokumokuren's horror manga (Young Ace UP since August 2021): after Hikaru Indou dies in the mountains, an eldritch being takes his form and his friend Yoshiki Tsujinaka stays with it[2][3]
- The manga had reached 5 million copies in circulation by June 1, 2026, topped Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023 for male readers, and is set to end with chapter 51 on October 20, 2026[3]
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- [1]92%The Summer Hikaru Died Season 2 Announcedmyanimelist.net· Posted Sep 19, 2026· Starts Sep 28, 2025 ✓· 33% of score
MyAnimeList[2] News and Wikipedia[3] say season 2 was announced after the final episode, which aired Sunday, September 28, 2025.
- [2]90%'Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu' Second Season in Productionmyanimelist.net· Added Sep 19, 2026· Starts Sep 28, 2025· 33% of score
MAL News says the final episode ended with the second-season announcement on Sunday (September 28, 2025).[1]
- [3]80%The Summer Hikaru Died - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 19, 2026· 33% of score
Wikipedia says season 1 aired through September 28, 2025 and that a second season was announced after its final episode.
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